PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Ashes of Creation fights a giant cyclops in its latest Alpha Two preview
Gamers who have been following the development track of Ashes of Creation might remember that the sandbox MMORPG will have world raid bosses, such...
Activision-Blizzard offers (some) hard numbers on its harassment and discrimination problem
Within the Variety puff piece on Activision-Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick earlier this week, Kotick insisted that the volumes of harassment accusations against the company...
Ethyrial Echoes of Yore posts summer roadmap with server merges, player housing, and XP rescaling
With its reviews sinking into the blood-red "mostly negative" bin on Steam and its lead dev reducing his activity on the project, Ethyrial Echoes...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go finally confirms datamined features for June
You'll all be surprised, I'm sure, to learn that Pokemon Go and Niantic did not do anything during our month-long coverage blackout here in...
Bobby Kotick decries ‘aggressive labor movement’ trying to ‘destabilize’ Activision-Blizzard
We're just a few days from the launch of Diablo IV, so naturally Variety has offered up a mushy interview with... Activision-Blizzard's Bobby Kotick,...
The Stream Team: Attempting the Anabaseios raid in Final Fantasy XIV
It's time for MOP's Chris to try his hand at the most recent raid of Final Fantasy XIV. Today, he'll be attempting to work...
Massively on the Go: Top 5 features location-based games need use more
In our last Massively on the Go, we talked about the top five features location-based games keep using but shouldn't. The genre is relatively...
Overwatch 2 plans Pride Month celebration with player cosmetics, decorated maps, and a short story
Pride Month is nearly here, and Overwatch 2 is seeking to highlight the diverse nature of the shooter's cast and playerbase with several celebratory...
Aion Classic EU maps out the rest of 2023 while compensating players for DDOS outages
Gameforge has release a roadmap and dev blog for the EU version of Aion Classic this morning, talkng up the game's success so far....
Dual Universe answers player questions about PvE content planned for Update 1.4
With Dual Universe planning to introduce PvE missions in its upcoming Update 1.4, players had plenty of questions to ask about the feature and...
New World devs discuss PvP, DPS meters, raids, and the future of First Light housing
Amazon is back with another episode of New World's Forged in Aeternum, and this one's the Q&A format, so it's not as skippable as...
Wisdom of Nym: Spoiler-free thoughts on Final Fantasy XIV patch 6.4’s content
Here we are with another Final Fantasy XIV patch to experience, and as is tradition, we're going to spend this week talking about the...
Blizzard confirms that it’s working on World of Warcraft dragonriding outside of Dragon Isles
You know what's just plain fun? World of Warcraft's dragonriding. It may well be the most well-received expansion feature since Legion's artifact weapons, and...
Ankama recaps Waven’s alpha, sharing plans for PvP, co-op gameplay, and housing
Wakfu and Dofus developer Ankama has been working on its third title Waven for quite some time now, running tests and sharing update details...
Co-op PvE MOBA Project F4E schedules open playtest for June 10 – here’s how to join in
This past April we wondered what happened to the social-minded PvE MOBA Project F4E and found that developer BetaDwarf has been running a series...
Fight or Kite: Hero Realms is a true evolution of Star Realms and Ascension
Good news, everyone! I’ve found another card-wielding dueler that absolutely hits it out of the park. I’m talking about one that sets it up,...
Global Chat: How insistent are MMOs that you group up?
In a recent essay over at Inventory Full, the author looks back at a couple decades-plus of MMO gaming to recall how fast and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO castle impresses you the most?
The beginning, middle, and end of my castle fixation was playing with LEGO Castle sets as a kid. There's nothing quite so fun to...
WoW Factor: Blizzard’s week of bad decisions
First of all, before you clever clogs start in down in the comments, yes, I realize that almost any given week in World of...
Massively on the Go: Jurassic World Alive plods on five years later, encumbered by over-monetization
Ludia's Jurassic World Alive is still stomping along. It's gotten some features over the years that seem, well, "borrowed" from that Pokemon GPS game, but yeesh,...
